11 Dec
2001
11 Dec
'01
10:09 p.m.
Chris Kennedy wrote:
Sridhar wrote:
If you don't mind manual labor, you can get free software.
http://members.aol.com/lasicad/index.htm
It goes with the fore mentioned book. Prototype fab will be about
$30K. ( depends on chip size ).
The real problem is the patents / intellectual property of DEC here.
--
Ben Franchuk --- Pre-historic Cpu's --
www.jetnet.ab.ca/users/bfranchuk/index.html
I was thinking somewhere in the range of a
gigahertz.
Cool. That only requires 18 month old fab technology :-)
Assuming you can figure out an implementation that will
work within the limits of the fab's process, can bum
simulator time and are a reasonably capable mix of
CPU designer and floorplan wizard it shouldn't cost
you more than low to mid six figures (US) to buy your
way into a fab that has a process that can hit that
speed range.